Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care
Overview
Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care is a program developed by Sony. The most used version is 4.8.0.13250, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is vhd.exe. The software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 24 MB (25,166,039 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 89% of users of Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care come from Italy, it is also popular in the United States and Spain.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Recovery\plugins
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{EC153498-00E1-4C9C-89BE-81527C6750BE}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0410 -removeonly
Estimated size: 24 MB
Language: Italian (Italy)
Files installed by Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care
| Program executable: | vhd.exe |
| Name: | VAIO Hardware Diagnostics |
| VAIO Hardware Diagnostics Component Launcher |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio recovery\plugins\vhd.exe |
| MD5: | cd93ff078c0d66769712915c29cb2609 |
Additional files:
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bdrom.dll - VAIO Hardware Diagnostics (VAIO Hardware Diagnostics DLL)
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cdrom.dll
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CommLib.dll - CommLib DLL
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cpu.dll
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dvdrom.dll
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hdd.dll
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HwConfig.dll
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InformationCheck.exe
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lan.dll
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MemoryStick.dll
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ODD.dll
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ODDDiagchk.exe
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ODDInfoCheck.dll - ODDInformation.dll
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Optical.dll
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Resbitmap.dll - Resbitmap DLL
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SD.dll
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SmartInfoCheck.dll - SMARTInformation.dll
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usb.dll
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vhdMediachk.exe
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video.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- InformationCheck.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VHDInformationCheck32' (runs monthly on Mondays at 22:00).
How do I remove Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care?
You can uninstall Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Plug-in Diagnostica hardware VAIO Care.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Sony
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OS VERSIONS
Win 10 99%
Win 7 (SP1) 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
99.39% |
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| Windows 7 |
0.61% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
43.72% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
29.76% |
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| Windows 8 |
19.43% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.04% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.04% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
0.20% |
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Geography
89.18% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
| Italy |
89.18% |
| United States |
8.23% |
| Spain |
0.65% |
| Germany |
0.43% |
| United Kingdom |
0.43% |
| MK |
0.22% |
| Brazil |
0.22% |
| France |
0.22% |
| Sweden |
0.22% |
| Czech Republic |
0.22% |
About Sony
Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronics products for the consumer markets and is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group.
Publisher URL: www.sony.com